Blissful South India Kerala Tour (IOYO-37)

This 14 days Classical heritage South India tour, travel to South India & Kerala. This is one of the best of Southern India travel package as you will be travelling from Tamilnadu to Puducherry to Kerala to Karnataka. This trip to South India & the French colony Pondicherry is covering the most visited travel places of Southern India. You are covering culture, history, religion and nature in this South India backwaters tour package. Services International Ltd one of the large India based tour operators is a good travel agency for South India travel. In this Southern India cultural tour, you could add more places like Rameshwaram, Trivandrum, Kovalam, Cape Comorin, Periyar, Hampi, Badami, etc.

Day 02 :- Chennai Morning city tour. Visit the museum to see the Art and Bronze Gallery. (Closed on Fridays and Public holidays). Drive through the Flower and Fruit market, High court, Fort museum, Marina Beach, Santhome Cathedral and snake park. Afternoon free. Overnight Chennai.

Day 03 :- Chennai Kanchipuram Mahabalipuram Pondichery Morning drive to Pondichery visiting Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram enroute, Kanchipuram is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva was built in the 7th and 8th century and has paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara, Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are of interest. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks.

The city of Mahabalipuram is famous for the seven pagodas. Here on the seashore is an interesting group of ancient rock hewn temples which are the examples of Dravidian style of Architecture. Overnight Pondicherry.

Day 04 :- Pondichery Tanjore Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) Morning drive to Trichy visiting Tanjore enroute, The beautiful Chola Temple of Brihadeeshwara is capped by a monolithic cupola made of a single granite block weighing 80 tons which was taken to the top with the help of a 6 km long ramp, an old technique used by the Egyptians for building pyramids. Its bronzes and handicrafts make Tanjore one of the highlights of a visit to South India. Overnight Trichy.

Day 05 :- Trichy Madurai Morning city tour. Trichy was the citadel of the Chola dynasty in the medieval period. In the 18th century it witnessed the Carnatic wars fought between the French and the English. Lord Robert Clive's house is still there to see and so is the Danish Church. The Rock-Fort is the landmark of Trichy. A climb of 434 steps leads to the ancient temple of Ganapati on top and a further climb to a Shiva temple. Afternoon drive to Madurai. Overnight Madurai.

Day 06 :- Madurai Kanyakumari Morning city tour of Madurai. Visit the great Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva with its towering gopurams (rising high above the surrounding country side). Later, visit the Tirumala Nayak Palace - A gracious building in the Indo saracenic style, famous for the Stucco work on its domes & arches. Also visit the Alagar Hills and Tirupara Kundran Rock temple. Later drive to Kanyakumari. Overnight at Kanyakumari.

Day 07 :- Kanyakumari Allepey Morning drive to Allepey. Arrive Allepey & check-in to an houseboat. The coastal town of Alleppey on the Arabian Sea is the Venice of the East, for the numerous canals that meander through the town. Bathing in the backwaters on the Vemband Lake is refreshing. This town holds a thrilling event of snake-boat race every year in August. It is also known for its cashew nuts, coir trade, rice, pepper crops & coconuts. Overnight on board a houseboat.

Day 08 :- Allepey Cochin Drive to Cochin. Overnight Cochin.

Day 09 :- Cochin Morning city tour of Cochin. Cochin is the natural harbour created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality ensures that the rougher the seas are outside the calmer the waters are within the Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish synagogue, Portuguese churches, mosques & Hindu temples. Watch the Chinese Fishing Nets. Afternoon free. Overnight Cochin.

Day 10 :- Cochin Ooty Morning drive to Ooty. Overnight in Ooty.

Day 11 :- Ooty Day at leisure.

Day 12 :- Ooty Mysore Morning drive to Mysore. Overnight Mysore.

Day 13 :- Mysore Bangalore Morning city tour of Mysore. Visit the palace of the Maharaja built in 1911-12. The palace is of harmonious syntheses of the hindu and saracenic styles of architecture with archways, domes, turrets, colonnades and sculptures which are magnificent. Visit the Art Gallery; drive upto Chamundi hill to see Chamundeshwari Temple & a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way back, see the Nandi Bull. Later drive to Bangalore. Overnight Bangalore.

Day 14 :- Bangalore Departure Morning visit city. In this Garden City - visit the Lal Bagh with a variety of old trees, fountains, lotus pools, terraces & an assortment of tropical and sub- tropical herbs. Also see the Maharaja's Palace & Government Buildings. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Later transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.END OF OUR SERVICES